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| name=Eärwen | | name=Eärwen | ||
| image=[[File:Elena Kukanova - The Swan-Maiden of Alqualonde.jpeg|250px]] | |||
| caption="The Swan-Maiden of Alqualonde" by [[Elena Kukanova]] | |||
| pronun=[[Quenya|Q]], {{IPA|[eˈarwen]}} | |||
| othernames=Swan-maiden of Alqualondë | | othernames=Swan-maiden of Alqualondë | ||
| titles= | | titles=Queen of the Noldor | ||
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| | | location=[[Alqualondë]] | ||
| death= | | affiliation= | ||
| language=[[Telerin]] | |||
| birth=Before {{YT|1280}} | |||
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| age= | | age= | ||
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| parentage=[[Olwë]] | |||
| siblings=Unnamed brothers<ref name=Princes>{{S|Princes}}</ref><ref group="note">She is said to have at least two brothers according to a passing reference in ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', whose names are not mentioned in the narrative. According to an early genealogy, one of them is named [[Elulindo]]; cf. {{LR|A1}}.</ref> | |||
| spouse=[[Finarfin]] | | spouse=[[Finarfin]] | ||
| children=[[Finrod]], [[Angrod]], [[Aegnor]], [[Galadriel]] | | children=[[Finrod]], [[Angrod]], [[Aegnor]], and [[Galadriel]] | ||
| gender=Female | | gender=Female | ||
| hair=Starlike | | height= | ||
| | | hair=Starlike silver<ref>{{UT|Galadriel}}, p. 230</ref> | ||
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'''Eärwen''', known as the "swan-maiden of [[Alqualondë]]", was the daughter of [[Olwë]], lord of the [[Teleri]].<ref name=Princes/> | |||
== History == | |||
In {{YT|1280}},<ref>{{AA|85}}</ref> she married [[Finarfin]], the youngest prince of the [[House of Finwë]].<ref name=Princes/> She became the mother of [[Finrod]], [[Angrod]], [[Aegnor]], and [[Galadriel]].<ref group="note">[[Orodreth]] appears as one of Eärwen's sons in ''[[The Silmarillion]]''. In [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien's]] writings, however, he was clearly marked as [[Angrod]]'s son. Cf. more in [[Orodreth#Other versions of the legendarium]].</ref><ref name=Princes/> She was said to be close friends with [[Anairë]], the wife of [[Fingolfin]], her husband's older brother.<ref name=PM>{{PM|XI4}}, p. 344</ref> | |||
Her children, being also in part [[Sea-elves]], had a love of the sea and a longing for distant places; and it was in part due to this inheritance that all four of Eärwen's children chose to return to [[Middle-earth]], [[Exile of the Noldor|exiling]] themselves from [[Valinor]],<ref name=Teleri>{{PM|Case}}, p. 336</ref> although Eärwen herself stayed in [[Aman]]. | |||
Because of their [[Teleri]]n blood, Eärwen's children were well received in [[Doriath]], the realm of her father's elder brother, [[Thingol]].<ref name=Index>{{S|Index}}, entry "Eärwen"</ref> | |||
== Etymology == | |||
{{pronounce|Quenya - Eärwen.mp3|Gilgamesh}} | |||
''Eärwen'' is clearly [[Quenya]]. As [[Paul Strack]] explains, it probably means "Sea-maiden", being a compound of ''[[eär]]'' ("sea") + ''[[wende|-wen]]'' ("maiden").<ref>{{webcite|author=[[Paul Strack]]|articleurl=http://eldamo.org/content/words/word-2625531453.html|articlename=Q. ''Eärwen'' f.|website=Eldamo|accessed=31 March 2022}}</ref> | |||
== Genealogy == | == Genealogy == | ||
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{{familytree | | {{familytree| | FDS | | FNG | | IRM | | FRF |~|y|~| EAW | | SON | | | | | |FEA=[[Fëanor]]</br><small>''{{YT|1169}} - {{YT|1497|n}}''</small>|FDS=[[Findis]]</br><small>''b. {{YT}}''</small>|FNG=[[Fingolfin]]</br><small>''{{YT|1190}} - {{FA|456}}''</small>|IRM=[[Írimë]]</br><small>''b. {{YT}}''</small>|FRF=[[Finarfin]]</br><small>''b. {{YT|1230}}''</small>|EAW='''EÄRWEN'''</br><small>''b. {{YT}}''</small>|SON=''unknown sons''}} | ||
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{{familytree | | | | | | | | | FRD | | ANG | | AEG | | GAL |FRD=[[Finrod]]|ANG=[[Angrod]]|AEG=[[Aegnor]]|GAL=[[Galadriel]]}} | {{familytree| | | | | | | | | FRD | | ANG |y| ELD | | AEG | | GAL |y| CEL | |FRD=[[Finrod]]</br><small>''{{YT|1300}} - {{FA|465}}''</small>|ANG=[[Angrod]]</br><small>''d. {{FA|455}}''</small>|AEG=[[Aegnor]]</br><small>''d. {{FA|455}}''</small>|GAL=[[Galadriel]]</br><small>''b. {{YT|1362}}''</small>|ELD=[[Eldalótë]]</br><small>''b. {{YT}}''</small>|CEL=[[Celeborn]]</br><small>''b. {{FA}}''</small>}} | ||
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{{familytree| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ORO | | | | | | ELR |y| CLB | | | |ORO=[[Orodreth]]</br><small>''d. {{FA|495}}''</small>|CLB=[[Celebrían]]</br><small>''b. {{SA|300}}''</small>|ELR=[[Elrond]]</br><small>''b. {{FA|532}}''</small>}} | |||
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{{familytree| | | | | | | | | | | | | FIL | | GIL | | ELL | | ELO | | ARW | |GIL=[[Gil-galad]]</br><small>''d. {{SA|3441}}''</small>|FIL=[[Finduilas]]<sup>[[Finduilas#Notes|NB]]</sup></br><small>''{{FA|272}} - {{FA|495|n}}''</small>|ELL=[[Elladan]]</br><small>''b. {{TA|130}}''</small>|ELO=[[Elrohir]]</br><small>''b. {{TA|130}}''</small>|ARW=[[Arwen]]</br><small>''{{TA|241}} - {{FoA|121}}''</small>}} | |||
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Eärwen | |
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"The Swan-Maiden of Alqualonde" by Elena Kukanova | |
Biographical Information | |
Pronunciation | Q, [eˈarwen] |
Other names | Swan-maiden of Alqualondë |
Titles | Queen of the Noldor |
Location | Alqualondë |
Language | Telerin |
Birth | Before Y.T. 1280 |
Family | |
Parentage | Olwë |
Siblings | Unnamed brothers[1][note 1] |
Spouse | Finarfin |
Children | Finrod, Angrod, Aegnor, and Galadriel |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Female |
Hair color | Starlike silver[2] |
Gallery | Images of Eärwen |
Eärwen, known as the "swan-maiden of Alqualondë", was the daughter of Olwë, lord of the Teleri.[1]
History[edit | edit source]
In Y.T. 1280,[3] she married Finarfin, the youngest prince of the House of Finwë.[1] She became the mother of Finrod, Angrod, Aegnor, and Galadriel.[note 2][1] She was said to be close friends with Anairë, the wife of Fingolfin, her husband's older brother.[4]
Her children, being also in part Sea-elves, had a love of the sea and a longing for distant places; and it was in part due to this inheritance that all four of Eärwen's children chose to return to Middle-earth, exiling themselves from Valinor,[5] although Eärwen herself stayed in Aman.
Because of their Telerin blood, Eärwen's children were well received in Doriath, the realm of her father's elder brother, Thingol.[6]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Eärwen is clearly Quenya. As Paul Strack explains, it probably means "Sea-maiden", being a compound of eär ("sea") + -wen ("maiden").[7]
Genealogy[edit | edit source]
Notes
- ↑ She is said to have at least two brothers according to a passing reference in The Silmarillion, whose names are not mentioned in the narrative. According to an early genealogy, one of them is named Elulindo; cf. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "Appendix: I. The Genealogies".
- ↑ Orodreth appears as one of Eärwen's sons in The Silmarillion. In Tolkien's writings, however, he was clearly marked as Angrod's son. Cf. more in Orodreth#Other versions of the legendarium.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalië"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn", p. 230
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "The Annals of Aman": §85
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "XI. The Shibboleth of Fëanor", "The names of Finwë's descendants", p. 344
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "XI. The Shibboleth of Fëanor", "The case of the Quenya change of Þ to s", p. 336
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Index of Names", entry "Eärwen"
- ↑ Paul Strack, "Q. Eärwen f.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 31 March 2022)